Lesson 42 North America 教案2022-2023学年冀教版八年级英语下册

UNIT 7　Know Our World Lesson 42: North America 教学目标 通过本课节的教学，学生达成以下目标： 1.知识目标 掌握单词：square 接触单词：million, Rocky Mountains, Spanish, Mexican 短语和句型：square kilometre，The Great Lakes To the south of Canada is the United States. 2.能力目标 (1)了解北美洲主要国家并简单口头介绍； (2)进一步掌握比较级和最高级的用法。 3.情感目标 让学生简单了解北美主要国家间的差异，进而达到了解世界的目的。 重点难点 1. 重点：本课的重点词汇、短语和句型的掌握。 2. 难点：方位表达。 教学准备 PPT 课件；本课节用到的录音。 授课时数 1课时 教学过程 Step 1　Leading in Play the game—Guessing. Stimulate the students’ interest in learning this lesson. (1)It is the biggest continent. It has the highest point on the earth in the Himalayas. (Asia) (2)It is the second largest continent. Many elephants, giraffes, zebras and lions live there. (Africa) (3)It is the third largest continent. Canada, Mexico and the U.S. are the three major countries on this continent. (North America) Step 2　Thinking about it Let students think and answer the following questions. ·What do you know about North America? ·What do you know about other places around the world? Step 3　Listening 1. Listen to the tape and answer the questions. (1)How many square kilometres do Canada, the U.S. and Mexico cover? (2)How many people live in North America? Answers: (1)The three countries cover about 24 million square kilometres. (2)About 550 million people live in North America. 2. Listen to the tape and choose the best answers. 1. Which country is the biggest in area? A. Canada. B. The U.S. C. Mexico. 2. What’s the third most common language in Canada? A. French. B. Spanish. C. Chinese. 3. Which country has the largest population in North America? A. The U.S. B. Canada. C. Mexico. Answers: 1. A 2. C 3. A Step 4　Reading Match the statements with the countries according to the lesson. Step 5　Retelling Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box. large live square Spain speak common There are three major countries in North America. They cover about 24 million ________ kilometres. Both in America and Canada, English